8 THE WAEWICKSHIEE HUNT. [1876 77 



December 7th, Shuckburgh.^J^illed two dodg-iug brutes iu tlie garden. 

 Rau from Caldecott a pretty ring by Leamington Hastings, nearly to 

 Debdale, and back again. Found again at Sliuckburgli Hill wlieu nearly 

 dark. 



December 17th, Wolford Village. — Away directly from Wolford Wood, 

 and ran rather a pretty twenty minutes toAvards Todenliam, turning to the 

 right, and running to ground in a drain near Weston Lodge. Back to the 

 wood, away again in the direction of Barton Village, and turned short back, 

 and rau by Todenliam and Shipston, nearly to Blackwell Bushes ; back again 

 by the Golden Cross nearly to Todeuham, and the old line again by Shipston, 

 and finally lost, after running three hours, close to Tredington. 



December \Sih, Charlecote Parh. — Found in Hampton Wood, ran through 

 Sherborne Hill to Claverdon, and thi'ough Gaimoway to Snitterfield Bushes, 

 close to Bearley, back through one of the coverts, and killed in the open. 

 One hour and a half. Foitnd at Hampton Gorse, ran through Sherborne 

 Hill, and on to the Sewage Farm, wdiere the hounds divided ; on to Warwick 

 Park into the open earth. Thirty minutes without a check. 



January Mh, 1877, Lower Skuchburgh. — Got away on bad terms with a 

 fox from Shuekburgh, and hunted him nearly to Braunston Covert. Ran 

 from Ladbroke a ring nearly as far as Napton, back to the covert, out the 

 other side, and by Watergall, over both raihvays, up to Burton Hills ; one hour 

 and ten minutes very pretty. We then got to slow hunting, and Avere run 

 out of scent between Farnborough and Wormleighton. Good sort of 

 run. 



January 27th, Farnborough. — No scent at all in the morning. Rau 

 aljout Burton Hills and Farnborough. Got away close to a fox from Bawcntt's, 

 ran him without a check as far as Lighthorne Village, thirty minutes ; by 

 Gaydon Coppice, across the Warwick Road to Chadshunt Coppice. Got a 

 holloa by Chesterton Wood, but hounds hit the heel line, and lost a little 

 time ; hunted line f i-om there by Harbury Village, Blue Lias Lime Works, 

 neai-ly to Ladbroke Village, and stopped the hounds, OAving to darkness, close 

 to Nunn's Bushes. 



February 2nd, The Kennels. — Found iu Kinetou Gorse, aAvay directly 

 toAvards Kineton, back through the Oak Fields and Holt, by RadAvay, up to 

 Miller's Gorse, where we got up to him and ran without a check by White's 

 Bushes, lea\-ing Page's to the left, over the Farnborough Brook, by Angel's 

 Piece, and came to a check close to Chamberlain's Gorse, ten miles from 

 where we found. The fox AA'as headed back, and Ave ncA'er crossed his line 

 again. Rode Bacchus and Bra\'o. 



February 23rd, Shtdford. — Ran from Shutford Spinneys nearly to 

 Claydon Hill, and lost. Ran from Chamberlain's doAvu to the Great Western 

 Raihvay, w^here the fox turned short back, and Ave hvuited him a complete 

 ring round the covert, and stopped the hounds on a A'ery cold scent close to 

 Banbiuy. 



March 2i)th, Billesley Hall. — Ran from Aston Grove, through Withy- 

 combe, out at the bottom toAvards Alcester, turned rather to the right, and 

 crossed the river Alne at the railAvay, pointing for Sperual Park, but tui-ned 

 short to the right ; here the fox ran the road for over tAvo miles, the hounds 

 fairly racing along the centre of it. He turned out of it just before gettijig 

 to Wooton WaAveu and crossed and recrossed the river, Avent close by Wooton 

 Hall and straight up to Austy Wood ; about forty-five minutes, Avithout a 



